Parallel evolution of a self-signal: humans and new world monkeys independently lost the cell surface sugar Neu5Gc

Inverse hormesis of cancer growth mediated by narrow ranges of tumor-directed antibodies

(2014) O. M. T. Pearce et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Glycan Evolution in Response to Collaboration, Conflict, and Constraint

(2013) Stevan A. Springer et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The ABO blood group is a trans-species polymorphism in primates

(2012) L. Segurel et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Adaptive evolution of facial colour patterns in Neotropical primates

(2012) S. E. Santana et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The resurgence and genetic implications of New World primates in biomedical research

(2012) Joshua M. Ward et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Letter to the Glyco-Forum: Since there are PAMPs and DAMPs, there must be SAMPs? Glycan "self-associated molecular patterns" dampen innate immunity, but pathogens can mimic them

(2011) A. Varki   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Sexual selection by female immunity against paternal antigens can fix loss of function alleles

(2011) D. Ghaderi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Uniquely human evolution of sialic acid genetics and biology

(2010) A. Varki   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evidence for a novel human-specific xeno-auto-antibody response against vascular endothelium

(2009) T. Pham et al.   BLOOD

Low incidence of N-glycolylneuraminic acid in birds and reptiles and its absence in the platypus

(2009) Roland Schauer et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

Human-specific evolution of sialic acid targets: Explaining the malignant malaria mystery?

(2009) A. Varki et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA